Enmore Rum Sponge No. 24 1990 32yr 53,6%

"Blindtasting Enmore 1990 No.7: This bottling seems to have a finsh again... and is again not my taste. Too fruity and too artificial. The actual Enmore profile is thereby suppressed But I think that this one will also find its friends"

"Un rhum dégusté au Whisky Live à Paris en 2024. Du caramel, du boisé, des pâtisseries, le tout avec une légère acidité qui équilibre ce nez assez prenant. Je ne surprend à rester longtemps au dessus de mon verre. En bouche, les notes de caramel ont pris une légère amertume, ce qui n’est pas pour me déplaire. On retrouve les pruneaux et les fruits remplacent le côté pâtissier. La finale est évidemment longue avec un boisé typé vieux bateau à voiles. Quelques fruits et un léger côté poivré. Pour moi le meilleur rhum de Sponge aujourd’hui."

"Cross Tastinge across 12 bottlings of 1990 Versialles destilled Enmores. Looking at the cask strength / 50%+ ABV bottlings in the line up (CG, DT, Duchess, Greenheart I & II, RdL, Sponge, TWJ), all deliver on the classic Versailles notes: Pencil, herbs/anis, some continental fruits and a wet/moldy woodiness. Quality wise I don’t see an outlier tbh, all very enjoyable. Noticeable, however, is a very intense nose on the Sponge, which adds lots of resin and „woody“ notes to the mix,probably paying tribute to its (partly) maturation in wine casks. This is clearly outstanding out of the batch. Bonus points for the older Greenheart and TWJ for highest intensity on the (continental) fruit notes for me. DT and The Duchess gravitating more towards spicy notes in the mix. Same overall verdict for the palate. All rums in the batch are of high quality and there is no dramatic outlier (good or bad), except for the Rum Sponge. While I enjoyed the nose, on the palate the bottling is overwhelmed by wine notes. As for a lot of finished/double matured releases I just don’t see the point and here don’t like it particularly. Among the other bottlings: the DT is particularly nicely balanced with a pleasant sweetness working nicely with herbal and more darker notes. Very enjoyable. My favorite on the palate is probably the younger Greenheart (at least in this sitting). Almost as balanced as the DT but with a bit more anise and herbal notes for a bit more excitement. The older Greenheart is also very nice, with a bit less sweetness yet also very nicely balanced. TWJ and The Duchess are overall a bit more in the harsher side concerning alcohol integration, yet still very good. Very strong bottlings of the vinatage overall and a pleasure to have some side by side. Cheers to Alex for curating (most of) the tasting set! 🙌"

"Community Tasting Enmore 1990 VSG/MEV als Blindverkostung. Rum7 Tolle dunkle Nase. Nussig, mit Kaffee, Trockenfrüchten und eine Fruchtigkeit wie von Wein. Dazu Klebstoff. Lecker. Sicherlich ein Finish mit einem Fass von aufgesprittetem Wein. Am Gaumen genauso lecker. Stößt die 5 vom ersten Platz. Auch Grapefruit dabei. Verkostet wurden: Rum1 = rx1560 Alambic Classic Rum 2 = rx3280 Cave Guildive Rum 3 = rx12797 RDL Rum 4 = rx 1432 Rum Nation Rum 5 = rx 5924 Duncan Taylor Rum 6 = rx 5423 Moon Import Rum 7 = rx 17311 Rum Sponge Rum 8 = rx 12427 Greenheart Mein Ranking: 8 > 7 = 5 > 6 = 3 > 4 = 2 > 1"

"RumX Community Tasting - Enmore 1990 (danke an Alex!) Schöne, schwere, fruchtige Nase. Eindeutig ein Finish durchlaufen, aber welches? Portwein? Am Gaumen nicht zu süss. Der Abgang hat was vom Sherry. Recht spannend das Ganze."

"#4864 Whisky Live in Paris 27.09.2024-30.09.2024. Another great event meeting a lot of RumX new and old friends. This year three weren't as many new releases as in 2023, but I still had a great time. Nose Wood, light roasted, plum, light berries, faint smoke, raisin, faint leather, faint coffee. Palate Balanced, complex, wood, light roasted, faint smoke, light anise, berries, light coffee, faint orange. Finish Medium long, round, balanced, wood, faint smoke, medium dry, dried fruit, plum, light anise. A pretty good rum once rested and warmed in the hand, the price tag can be discussed, but on the other hand it's an old rum 😊 Wood integration is pretty good considering the age."

"RumX Blind Tasting 8x Enmore 1990 Rum Nr. 7 Im Blindtasting wegen des Finish nicht mehr als Enmore erkennbar. Das Finish zerstört das Profil. Interessant finde ich hier die Süssholzstange im Abgang. Besten Dank an Alex fürs organisieren!"

"Blind Tasting Enmore 1990 by Alex: Ich tippe auf Wein Finish, wahrscheinlich Madeira, sehr würzig, Zimt, Kardamom, Big Red, schwarzer Tee. Der Rum ist irgendwie interessant, aber das Finish überdeckt deutlich den Grundstoff. Dieser ist nicht mehr erkennbar. Mein Fall ist er nicht."

"WL24"

"Wood. A lot of wood and leather. Nothing else"